Donegal play Kerry next Sunday in a first ever final for a minor side from the county. 16 year old Michael Carroll from Gweedore has been a crucial part of the squad this year. Michael says enjoying the build up but adds that they will be very focused for the big final… Highland Radio’s All […]
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The Orange Order say they have been told by gardai that a fire which badly damaged the orange hall in Newtowncunningham was started maliciously. The blaze was first reported at 8 o’clock yesterday morning, and was fought by several units of the fire brigade. Treasurer of Newtowncunningham True Blues Loyal Orange Lodge 1063, Stewart McClean,
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Finn Harps have to overcome a replay with Avondale United to reach the semi finals of the FAI Senior Cup. The Donegal side went to Cork on Sunday and drew 1-1 with last years Intermediate champions. Harps boss Ollie Horgan says there’s still alot of work to do.
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Gardai are appealing for information after two vans were stolen from a civil engineering firm’s yard at Annagh, Clonmany in the early hours of Saturday morning. One of the vans, which was carrying a quad, was found crashed nearby, the second was subsequently found by the PSNI near Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry. Inspector David Murphy
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A programme to promote the North West Health Innovation Corridor has been launched in Derry by the Massachusetts State Senate President Therese Murray, who was instrumental in the conception of the health corridor and its launch last year. The programme involves collaboration between the University of Massachusetts, the University of Ulster, Letterkenny Institute of Technology
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Mark English brought his season to a close on Sunday with a 4th place finish in Morocco. Competing for Europe in the IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech, The European Bronze medalist ran a time of 1:45.74 in the 800m. It was a good two laps by the UCD student who was taking on the world’s
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Letterkenny’s Philip Deignan finished in 39th place on the Vuelta Espana which concluded on Sunday. Deignan rode a great race in Spain and at times was a giant for Team Sky leader Chris Froome in the mountains. There is no doubt that Philip will have a long and rewarding career ahead of him at Team
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The family of a 95 year old man have criticised Letterkenny General Hospital after he was refused the use of a non-emergency ambulance following discharge. The cancer patient, who requires the use of a wheelchair, attended the hospital following a referral from his GP, but when he was discharged later that evening, he was refused
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Gardaí who wipe out penalty points are being told to leave behind a ‘paper trail’ to explain their decision. The call from Sinn Fein follows fresh allegations about abuses in the system. Yesterday it was revealed that whistleblower, Maurice McCabe, said points are still being quashed for family and friends of members of the force.
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Strabane were crowned champions of the North West Premiership after beating Ardmore by just six runs on Sunday. It was a nerve-jangling afternoon at the Bleachgreen as the final fixture of the regular season went right down to the wire before Ryan Patton bowled Gerard Brolly from the penultimate ball of the match to bring
Strabane win 15th North West cricket title. Read More »
Rory McIlroy let slip a 7-million pound payday at the Tour Championship in Atlanta. The Ulsterman shared the overnight lead but five dropped shots in six holes ended his challenge. He finished three shots adrift of winner Billy Horschel. The world number 1 was frustrated with how his final day went.
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It will take a replay to separate Avondale and Finn Harps. They drew their FAI Ford Cup quarter final 1-1 at Avondale Park on Sunday. Harps took the lead in the second half through Michael Funston before Danny Long equalised for last years Intermediate Cup winners. The replay to see who will go to the
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Emergency services were at the scene of a road traffic collision at Clar Chapel this afternoon. Gardai have said that three vehicles were involved in the collision which happened near Barnesmore Gap this afternoon. Two people have been taken to Letterkenny General Hospital for treatment, although their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
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An Orange hall in County Donegal has been destroyed in a fire. The blaze at Newtowncunningham Orange hall was discovered during the early hours of Sunday morning. Gardai are currently working to establish the cause of the fire. The hall, located on the village’s main street, was rebuilt three years ago. Previously, the building sustained a
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The Donegal senior footballers are finishing of their training camp in Fermanagh this weekend ahead of the All Ireland Final with Kerry on Sunday 21st September. Under the guidance of Jim Mc Guinness, the county are contesting and looking to win their second final in two years. After the emphatic victory over Dublin in the
“The Finals” Countdown: Jim McGuinness says there’s still improvement needed for final. Read More »
The Ulster Senior League representative squad have began their preparations for the defence of The Michael Ward Trophy that they won in style in Sligo last year. Donal O’Brien and Trevor Scanlon’s charges played a Derry City Select side on Saturday in Drumkeen and ran out comfortable winners courtesy of goals from Darren McElwaine (2),
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Kris Meeke missed out on a podium finish at this weekend’s Rally Australia on the WRC. The County Tyrone driver was on course for third only to be penalised more than a minute on Saturday night for cutting a corner illegally. The penalty dropped Meeke’s Citroen DS3 behind Mikko Hirvonen, but he moved back into
Meeke top Citroen finisher in Rally Australia Read More »
The Kerry minors stand in the way of Donegal winning a first All Ireland Minor title on Sunday week. It’s been a well since a team from the kingdom have went on to take a win at this level. 1994 was the last time they won it but since then Kerry have lost three minor
Donegal have never played in or won an All Ireland Minor Football Final. Declan Bonner’s young side are looking to place themselves into the county’s record books by beating Kerry on Sunday the 21st September and take the Tom Markham Cup up north to Donegal for the first time. Speaking with Oisin Kelly, Declan says
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Rory McIlroy goes into the final round of golf’s lucrative PGA Tour play-offs with a share of the lead. An eagle at the fifteenth on Saturday night helped him to a 67 that will see him head into today’s final round as joint leader on nine under par alongside Billy Horschel. They’re two clear of
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Finn Harps are in action this Sunday when they take on Avondale United in the quarter-finals of the Ford FAI Senior Cup. Avondale United are the FAI Intermediate Cup holders – and have actually won the title for the last four seasons – so it will be a tough task for Harps. But the prize
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Kerry are looking to lift the Sam Maguire Cup for the first time in five years on Sunday 21st September when they line out for the 2014 All Ireland Final against Donegal. On that occasion they beat Cork in 2009 but lost out to Dublin in the 2011 decider. Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice and his
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Ulster ran in five tries as they romped to a 33-13 win over Zebre at Ravenhill in the Guinness Pro 12 league. Following last week’s high-scoring draw against the Scarlets, Ulster were again ambitious in attack and picked up a bonus point too. At one stage it was 14-10 to Ulster but in the second
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Derry City and Drogheda United finished 2-2 at the end of an incident filled Ford FAI Cup quarter-final clash at United Park. The home side finished with just eight men on the pitch in a game that saw Derry having to come from 2-1 behind. City actually took the lead through Ryan McBride on 11
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The President has confirmed he has been formally invited to Rossnowlagh next year to join the Orange Order’s 12th of July celebrations. Grand Master of the Orange Lodge of Ireland Edward Stevenson issued the invitation vebally at this year’s march in Rossnowlagh. Now its been confirmed by President Michael D Higgins that a formal invitation
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Derry Magistrate’s Court heard today how a local man tried to register the birth of non existent twins so he could move up the Housing executive priority list. John Anthony Montieth (52) of Quarry Street in the city admitted the offence which occurred in June last year. The court was told that Montieth went to
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A man has been jailed today at Derry Magistrate’s Court after he bit a police officer causing what District Judge Barney McElholm described as being among the worst cases he has seen. 26 year old Anthony Feeny of Moyola Drive in Derry appeared at the local Magistrate’s Court today where he admitted a series of
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Almost 250 thousand Euro has been granted for schools in the Donegal Gaeltacht to run the Irish Language Assistants Scheme. The scheme is aimed at supporting the preservation and strengthening of the Irish language in the Gaeltacht. Part of its focus is to encouraged children learning Irish to use it as their main language and
250 thousand euro allocated to enhance Irish in Donegal Gaeltacht Read More »
With their hopes of finishing in the play-off spots now gone, Finn Harps’ season now rests on progression in the FAI Cup and on Sunday they face a trip to Intermediate Cup holders Avondale United in Cork (kick-off 2.00pm). While Avondale may be a non-League of Ireland side, Harps manager Ollie Horgan is warning his
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The former Northern Irish First Minister Dr Ian Paisley has died. News of the former DUP leader’s passing was confirmed by his wife Eileen a short time ago. Political correspondent Pauric Gallagher has been looking back on his career….. Politicians North and South have been paying tribute to Dr Paisley – Martin McGuinness said
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The President of Ireland today visited the the Colgan Hall in Carndonagh to share in the 100th anniversary celebrations of the building Locals have worked tirelessly to refurbish and upgrade the hall, which is seen as an invaluable resource for the local community. In an address to a large crowd gathered in the hall today
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Highland Radio has officially signed a contract to continue providing local radio services in North Donegal until the end of 2024. Managing Director Shaun Doherty led a group from the station to the headquarters of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland this afternoon to sign the 10 year contract which was announced in June after a
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It’s been claimed this week that a new focus on the development of the River Bann as a major centre for recreation and tourism could bring benefits right across Northern Ireland, and also into Donegal. East Derry MLA John Dallat says this river offers unlimited potential at every stage of its 30-mile journey to the
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Deputy Pearse Doherty is considering taking a European case against Irish Water to Europe after the company confirmed yesterday that the Gweedore Sewerage Scheme has been put on the long finger, and work on the project will not start until 2017 at the earliest. Last year the then Environment Minister Phil Hogan visited Gweedore and
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Letterkenny’s Mark English takes on the World’s best in Morocco this weekend. European 800m bronze medallist English (UCD AC) has been selected to represent Europe at the IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech. After his heroics in Zurich, English returned to action last weekend in Rieti where he finished seventh in a time of 1.45.71. The field
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Mark McHugh has confirmed that he wants to get back involved with the Donegal footballers – next year.The former Footballer of the Year nominee dramatically withdrew from Jim McGuinness’ panel at the start of the season – revealing that he felt he no longer had the necessary hunger to commit to the demands of inter-county
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A new cooperative venture between Letterkenny Institute of Technology and the University of Massachusetts is being launched at the LYIT Co-Lab facility this morning. That inititive involves a link up between Colab and a similar U-Mass initiative centered on medical devices in Lowell. This was first flagged during a Donegal County Council visit to Boston in
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Rory McIlroy is three shots off the lead ahead of tonight’s second round of the final PGA Tour play-off event in Atlanta. The Ulsterman is chasing the 10-million dollar prize on offer for winning the PGA Tour’s end-of-season FedEx Cup series. Americans Chris Kirk and Billy Horschel are the early pacesetters on 4-under with McIlroy
McIlroy in touch at €10million Cup finale Read More »
President Michael D Higgins will be in Buncrana tonight to present the 2014 Tip O’Neill Irish Diaspora Award, which recognises the achievements of the recipient and their commitment to Ireland and to Irish people living abroad. This year, the award is being presented to the President of the Massachusetts State, Senator Therese Murray, a nomination
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Letterkenny Chamber is calling on the Government to extend the VAT rate for the tourism sector to other areas of business. The temporary 9% tax rate applied to the tourism sector has proved a huge success and has been credited with an 12% increase in tourist numbers to the country in the last quarter. Toni
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Derry City’s only chance of silverware and a place in European qualification this season is by lifting the FAI Senior Cup. On Friday night Peter Hutton’s side travel to United Park in a bid to keep the cup dream alive. Victory against Drogheda United would put them into the semi finals and a step closer
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The brother of a man murdered near Claudy 10 years ago has offered a reward of £50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in his death. News of the reward was announced ahead of the 10th anniversary of Mr Patrick Devine’s murder at his home near Claudy. The 51-year-old sheep
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A Labour Senator has criticised the decision by Donegal GAA management to “splash out” on a five-day training session in Lough Erne Resort in Fermanagh before the all-Ireland final. John Kelly says the team would have gotten a similar deal in Roscommon or Leitrim at a fraction of the price. The Senator says he is
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Garda Robbie Mc Callion Over 90 cyclists have arrived in Donegal as part of a Malin to Mizen journey in memory of two Gardaí killed in the line of duty here in Co Donegal. Former colleagues and friends of the late Gardai Robbie McCallion of Letterkenny Garda Station and Garda Gary McLoughlin who was
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The long awaited Gweedore sewerage scheme has been put back by Irish Water, and will not go ahead in the next two years. Responding to queries today from Cllr Michael Colm Mc Giolla Easbuig, Irish Water acknowledged is listed on its Capital Investment Plan 2014-2016 and planning is already at an advanced stage. However, the
Gweedore Sewerage Scheme delayed as Irish Water prepare a “business case review” Read More »
The Vice Chairperson of Donegal County Council says it’s a proud time for Buncrana and Inishowen as final preparations are made for the presentation of the Tipp O’Neill Diaspora Award tomorrow. The 2014 Award will be presented to Senator Therese Murray, President of the Massachusetts State Senate, with the President of Ireland Michael D.Higgins
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Stormont speaker William Hay has confirmed a member of staff has been suspended pending the outcome of a police investigation into possible fraud at his constituency office in Derry. William Hay said that last week he contacted the police to report the discovery of what appears to be fraud in his Foyle constituency office at
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A Councillor has come out in defence of the people of Strabane after a survey found they were ranked the fifth in the UK for the use of offensive language on Twitter. Councillor Patsy Kelly has called on those who carried out the survey to explain how they come to their conclusions. He says
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A search took place last night off Bloody Foreland in West Donegal following the sighting of what was thought to be distress flares. A member of the pubic called emergency services having spotted three ‘flares’ at around 10 o’clock on Wednesday night. Lifeboats from Aranmmore and Bunbeg were involved in the search, along with the
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Philip Deignan has been selected to ride for Ireland in the upcoming World Championships. The Letterkenny rider will be joined on the 3 man Irish team by Dan Martin and Nicholas Roche for the event in Spain on Sunday 21st September. Philip is currently in Spain with Team Sky riding in the Vuelta a Espana,
Deignan selected to ride for Ireland at World Championships Read More »
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